His estate was named "Pleasant Gardens", and he was nicknamed "Pleasant Gardens" Joe to distinguish him from his cousin, Joseph "Quaker Meadows" McDowell. The two men are not always clearly distinguished in historical records: both were at the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain, one as a major leading the Burke County militia, and the other in a subordinate role as a captain. Although "Quaker Meadows" Joe is usually hailed as the Major McDowell who was the hero of the battle, some descendants of "Pleasant Gardens" Joe maintain that it was their ancestor who led the Burke County militia, a claim which is contradicted by contemporary evidence.[1][2][3]
"Pleasant Gardens" McDowell was later appointed a North Carolina militia general, and served in the 3rd United States Congress from 1793 to 1795. However, these accomplishments are sometimes credited to Joseph "Quaker Meadows" McDowell, although the Dictionary of American Biography notes that the Congressional directory may be correct.[4]
joseph, pleasant, gardens, mcdowell, other, people, with, same, name, joseph, mcdowell, disambiguation, february, 1758, 1795, american, lawyer, soldier, statesman, from, morganton, north, carolina, joseph, mcdowellnickname, pleasant, gardens, mcdowellborn, 175. For other people with the same name see Joseph McDowell disambiguation Joseph Pleasant Gardens McDowell February 25 1758 May 18 1795 was an American lawyer soldier and statesman from Morganton North Carolina Joseph McDowellNickname s Pleasant Gardens McDowellBorn 1758 02 25 February 25 1758Morganton Rowan County North CarolinaDiedMay 18 1795 1795 05 18 aged 37 Burke County North CarolinaPlace of burialRound Hill Cemetery Pleasant Gardens McDowell County North CarolinaAllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchNorth Carolina militiaYears of service1776 1782RankMajorUnit2nd Rowan County Regiment 1776 1778 Burke County Regiment 1777 1782 Spouse s Mary Moffet McDowell CarsonRelationsColonel Joseph McDowell Jr cousin General Charles McDowell cousin His estate was named Pleasant Gardens and he was nicknamed Pleasant Gardens Joe to distinguish him from his cousin Joseph Quaker Meadows McDowell The two men are not always clearly distinguished in historical records both were at the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain one as a major leading the Burke County militia and the other in a subordinate role as a captain Although Quaker Meadows Joe is usually hailed as the Major McDowell who was the hero of the battle some descendants of Pleasant Gardens Joe maintain that it was their ancestor who led the Burke County militia a claim which is contradicted by contemporary evidence 1 2 3 Pleasant Gardens McDowell was later appointed a North Carolina militia general and served in the 3rd United States Congress from 1793 to 1795 However these accomplishments are sometimes credited to Joseph Quaker Meadows McDowell although the Dictionary of American Biography notes that the Congressional directory may be correct 4 He was a delegate from Burke County to both the Hillsborough Convention of 1788 and the Fayetteville Convention of 1789 that approved the United States Constitution 5 McDowell died on May 18 1795 on his estate in what was Burke County North Carolina but is now part of McDowell County North Carolina References edit Lewis J D Captain Joseph McDowell The American Revolution in North Carolina Retrieved March 30 2019 Dictionary of American Biography North Carolina Highway Marker N 4 Pleasant Gardens NCMarkers com Retrieved October 17 2019 Congressional biography Joseph McDowell Retrieved March 30 2019 Minutes of the North Carolina Constitutional Convention at Fayetteville Documenting the South 1789 Retrieved July 23 2019 U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJohn Steele Member of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 1st congressional district1793 1795 Succeeded byJames Holland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph 22Pleasant Gardens 22 McDowell amp oldid 1155969370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
